grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
nice and warm day; balmy weather
memory-making; making memories
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
forevermore; for eternity
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
living abroad; life overseas
good prospects; full of hope; promising
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
rapid development; rapid unfolding
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
to learn by heart (rote); to memorize; to memorise
telephone book; telephone directory
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
reading matter; reading material
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
morning training (e.g. before school)
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)